Mantra 2
Sukta 67
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मूढा अमित्राश्चरताशीर्षाण इवाहयः । तेषां वो अग्निमूढानामिन्द्रो हन्तु वरंवरम्
IAST Transliteration
mūḍhā́ amítrāś caratāśīrṣā́ṇa ivā́hayaḥ | téṣāṃ vo agnímūḍhānām índro hantu váraṃ-varam
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Bewildered, O foemen, wander ye—headlong like serpents. Of you, fire-confounded, let Indra smite the choicest, one by one.
Word by Word
मूढाःdeluded, bewildered
मूढाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमूढ (√मुह् ‘मोहने’ से क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) / प्रातिपदिक: मूढ
अमित्राःenemies
अमित्राः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चरतthey move / roam
चरत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√चर् (चरति)
आशीर्षाणःblessings (invocations)
आशीर्षाणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआशीर्ष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आशीः/आशीर्ष’ = blessing; यहाँ बहुवचन प्रथमा)
इवlike, as
इव:
(उपमान-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अहयःserpents
अहयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअहि (प्रातिपदिक)
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you (your)
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अग्निमूढानाम्of the fire-deluded (bewildered by Agni)
अग्निमूढानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअग्नि + मूढ (√मुह् से क्तान्त); समास: तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय (‘अग्निना/अग्निं प्रति मूढ’—अग्नि-सम्बद्ध-मूढ)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
हन्तुmay he slay
हन्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (हन्ति)
वरम्best(ly), excellently
वरम्:
Karma (adverbial)
TypeNoun/Adverbial accusative
Rootवर (प्रातिपदिक)
वरम्best(ly), again and again / very well
वरम्:
Karma (adverbial)
TypeNoun/Adverbial accusative
Rootवर (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)
Devata: Indra (with Agni as instrumental confounding force)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (probable; not fully verified)
Mantra Rasa
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